Milk-bottle cap.



'1. E. HlLL.

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MILK-BOTTLE CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed July 16, 1915. $eria1No. 40,332.

1 0 all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 1. JOHN E. HILL, :1 citizen-of the United States,residing at Boston, county of Suffolk, State of Massaelnu setts, haveinvented an Improvement in Milk-Bottle Caps, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawing, is aspecification, like characters on the drawing representing like parts. i

This invention has for its object to provide a novel sanitary bottle capwhich can he applied to the bottle in the place of the ordinary papercap and which is provided with a closalole pouring opening through whichthe contents of the bottle can be poured.

In order to give an understanding of my invention 1 have illustrated inthe drawings a selected embodiment thereof which will now be described,after which the novel features will be'pointed out in the appendedclaim.

Figure 1 of the drawings shows a milk bottle in section having myimproved cap applied thereto;

F igs. 53 and 3 are plan views of the milk bottle with the cap applied,Fig. 2 showing the pouring opening closed and Fig. 3 showing it open;

Fig. t. is a perspective View of the device removed. from the bottle.

I have shown at 1 an ordinary milk loottle having the usual annular seat2 at its mouth upon which the paper cap is adapted to be seated when thebottle is originally sealed.

My improved closure or cap comprises a metal disk 3 of a size and shapeto fit onto the seat 2 in the place of the ordinary paper cap, said diskhaving a notch or opening 4i in one side thereof through which thecontents of the bottle can be poured. This disk or cap 3 has formedintegrally therewith a retaining finger 5 which is shaped to embrace thebead 6 at the to of the bottle, as shown best in Fig. 1. This retainingfinger 5 will be made resilient so that it can accommodate beads ofdifferent sizes, and is herein shown as made integral with the disk 3,said finger being formed with the portion 7 which extends upwardly fromthe disk 3 at the periphery thereof, with the laterally-extendingportion and with the head whereby the cap is yieldingly held inposition. The construction of the finger is such that the cap can beeasily placed into the neck of the bottle and the resilient finger willfirmly hold it in position.

The pouring opening 4 is adapted to be closed by a gate or closure 10which is herein shown as pivoted to the central portion of the disk 3,as shown at 11. Said gate has integral therewith the arm or extension 12which overlies the disk 3 and which is bent upwardly at its end, asshown at 13, and then laterally, as shown at 14. The upwardly-bentportion 13 is of sufficient height so that the lateral portion 14 willoverlie the top of the bottle neck, as shownin Figs. 2 and 3, saidportion 14 constituting a thumb-piece by which the gate or closure 10can be manipulated. 15 is a projection formed on the disk 3 thatoperates to limit the closing movement of the gate. opening movement ofthe'gate is limited by the portion 7 of the retaining finger 5, it beingnoted that the outer edge 16 of the ate 10 is in line with the peripheryof the disk 3 so that the corner 17 of said closure will engage theportion 7 of the retaining finger when the closure is moved into theposition shown in Fig. 3.

The device is very easy to apply to the bottle and when in position itprovides a practical and sanitary closure for the bottle. If it isdesired to pour out some of the contents of the bottle, the closure 10is moved into the open position shown in Fig. 3 and the contents of thebottle can then be poured through the opening 4.

While I have illustrated herein an embodiment of my invention which isespecially adapted for use in connection with milk bottles, yet I desireto state that the invention is equally applicable for use in Theconnection with other bottles and hence I do not desire to limit myselfto a cap to be nsedsolely on a milk bottle.

While I have illustrated a selected embodiment of my invention, yet I donot Wish to be limited to the constructional features shown.

I claim: I

A bottle cap comprising a disk-like me1nher of a size to ilt into themonth of the bottle and having formed integral therewith a resilientretaining finger adapted to eX tend up over and around the outside ofthe bend at the neck of the bottle, said disk havan extension overlyingthe disk and having its end bent upwardly and then lateral}? to-overliethe top of the bottle and to provide a. finger piece, said retainingfinger constituting a stop to limit the opening movement of saidclosure, and said disk having a projection to limit the closing movementthereof.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN E. HILL.

